My dear daughter, Today we finally managed to set up a little happy hour between me, Zé and George (Nama). Nama’s ex-wife is coming along too, but she’s cool. Over the past 15 years it has become increasingly more difficult for us 5 to meet. In the past 5 years we might have met 2Continuar lendo “December 4th, 2018”
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December 3rd, 2018
My dear daughter, I am always thinking about something I decided I must do. It’s usually studies, readings or some life project. Nowadays it’s finishing Mathematics graduation and the Python and Data Science online courses I have enrolled. I have also anticipated my efforts to find a good job abroad, because the country’s situation hasContinuar lendo “December 3rd, 2018”
December 2nd, 2018
My dear daughter, Today we had your baptism. It wasn’t so bad. It was funny because whenever the priest came close to you to give a blessing or anointment, you would open your mouth wide and scream and cry. Kinda like in The Exorcist. I do apologize profusely because I know those parts were notContinuar lendo “December 2nd, 2018”
December 1st, 2018
More on stupidity, societies and organizations.
November 30, 2018
My dear daughter, We are taking you to be baptized on Sunday, in a christian catholic church. It goes against my best judgement. It is a violence of sorts, to submit a baby to a religious ritual. Some countries, like Iceland, forbid parents from exposing children to religion until the age of 21. It isContinuar lendo “November 30, 2018”
November 29, 2018
A few words on the nature of stupidity.
November 28, 2018
A few words on the nature of knowledge.
November 27, 2018
My dear daughter, Now you know how to recognize and avoid addictions. They hijack your brain and your life. Why are we prone to addictions? There is something in our brains which is called the reward system. Over millions of years our species, as well as most of our previous species, evolved to have enormousContinuar lendo “November 27, 2018”
November 26, 2018
My dear daughter, Here’s a little geek comic I thought about, but never published: Love, Dad
November 25, 2018
My dear daughter, So that’s the lesson. I have enjoyed video games a lot. I don’t doubt they have improved my cognitive abilities during my development stages, might have even improved my IQ. They helped me learn English and even become more fluent in Spanish. Video games were actually the reason I started reading comics.Continuar lendo “November 25, 2018”